26 aforismi di Burt Bacharach

[Things only get more right-wing when Bacharach unveils] Where Did It Go? … When I was a young boy/ 12 years old/ Growing up in New York City/ I could ride the subway by myself/ And never, ever be afraid/ Where did it go?

[The album’s closing track,] Always Taking Aim, … a Greek chorus … It just turned out to be a different kind of form: instrumental with vocal interjections of key things that were important for me to say.

[In addition to shaking up the lyrical content, he also rethought the musical elements.] I was working with structures that weren’t like a normal song, … no vocal starting at the top and going to the end.

People ask why a man who has been known for writing love songs all of his life is suddenly rocking the boat. I had to do it. This is very personal to me, and this is the most passionate album I have ever made. I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, ‘Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?’ I’ve got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they’re going to do with their lives. It’s so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing. This is dedicated to my kids and your kids.

Traduzione Automatica:

I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, ‘Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?’ I’ve got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they’re going to do with their lives. It’s so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing.

I don’t think of it quite that way. It’s interesting that you do. I’m thinking more about what’s gone wrong in the past four years. You come from a different political spectrum. The thing is, the album is also about love. That’s why the album has that early reference to ‘What The World Needs Now.’ We need love.